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The Boston Globe reports that accused financial swindler Carlos Wanzeler, who fled Massachusetts in 2014 on the day that federal agents raided his business office, may have lost his immunity from extradition to answer charges in United States District Court.
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HeinOnline is a fantastic resource available to Social Law members where you can find law review articles, bar journals, historical statutes and regulations, federal legislative histories, as well as classical treatises and much more.
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At some point every lawyer will need to search for the legislative history of a federal law. Locating that Congressional House or Senate report that may shed light on the legislative intent behind a particular enactment has traditionally been a frustrating and time-consuming process.
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Unlike the Federal Courts, Massachusetts has no “Rules of Evidence” – there is no set of codified rules that have been adopted by the legislature and the courts. Instead, the admission of facts is governed by the common law. Luckily for practitioners, there are a number of resources in our collection that provide solid overviews of Massachusetts evidentiary law. . .
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